Aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the liquid phase with nanoporous gold catalystsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: SEM micrographs, CV, XPS spectra, and experimental details. See DOI: 10.1039/c2cc17245c

Aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the liquid phase proceeded smoothly in the presence of nanoporous gold catalyst. The catalyst is reusable multiple times without leaching and loss of the catalytic activity. The reaction was applied successfully to a flow system. Adsorptions of O 2 and 1-phenylethanol into the AuNPore were confirmed by TDS analysis. Aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the liquid phase proceeded smoothly in the presence of nanoporous gold catalysts in batch and flow systems.